78A-2-229 - Documents provided to pro se litigants. - Utah Statutes

78A-2-229. Documents provided to pro se litigants.
(1) Documents classified as private, protected, or sealed by court rule and are provided toa pro se litigant in the course of an action or in accordance with Subsection 63G-2-202(7) maynot be distributed, released, or displayed to any other person except the court, the other party andtheir counsel, or any other person who may be authorized by the court to inspect the documents.
(2) Pro se litigants shall be advised by the court that private, protected, or sealeddocuments received by the party that the party would not have received but for the litigation andpro se representation are confidential and may not be distributed outside the parties or the courtwithout prior authorization by the court. A court's failure to give this notice may not be used as adefense to prosecution for a violation of the disclosure rule.
(3) Violation of this section is:
(a) punishable by contempt if distribution or release occurs before a final determinationis made by the court and the court still has jurisdiction over the parties; or
(b) a class B misdemeanor if the litigation has been concluded and the court no longerhas jurisdiction over the parties.

Enacted by Chapter 247, 2010 General Session